"Just his youtube income is $72,000 a year. Then his Patron and Amazon goes on top of that. In my mind, that is little more than standing at the end of an off ramp with a sign and a cup, and I will not participate. Someone please explain to me how this isn't another form of welfare."

It isn't another form of welfare no more than someone spending hours, days, weeks or months writing, recording, mixing, printing and selling a CD album. But it is entertainment. The fact that one may do just that and write and record a CD but not capture the ears to earn $72,000 does not take away that they worked for the money they did earn.

It takes imagination, time, skill, labor and money to be able to consistently keep viewers attention and draw new viewers. It takes a certain amount of talent. People can learn the techniques and never attract more than a 100 views, others may draw a million in a week. It may take this guy 40 hours a week to put a video together when all that goes into it is considered. A sign and a tin cup is not a product. The guys YouTube videos are delivering just as much a product as "The Voice" or "Roseanne" on TV. Just as much a product as what a musician delivers when they play in a band.


Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 04/04/18 12:27 PM.
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